April 24, 2015: Top Companies Prioritize Sustainability and LEED
The Study Looked at Fortune 200 Companies, Most of Them Users of LEED and Members of USGBC
WASHINGTON — The world’s top-performing companies are prioritizing sustainability as part of their corporate social responsibility efforts, and a majority of them are using the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program to achieve their goals, according to a new survey released by the USGBC. The study looked at Fortune 200 companies, most of them users of LEED and members of USGBC.
“We launched LEED 15 years ago so that the world’s leading businesses would have a tool that would deliver the immediate, measureable results they need to prove that what is good for the environment is also good for the bottom line,” said Rick Fedrizzi, CEO and founding chair, USGBC. “This survey demonstrates how successful we’ve been in helping link profit to planet and why LEED certifies 1.85 million square feet of commercial space every day.”